how do i do my tappets on my 1Y

Post by **elastic mike** » 02 Nov 2007, 06:14

doing the old 1.6D to 1.9D 1Y.
alls done now, just wanted to check my tappet gap, any one know what it should be and has anyone done theres? cheers

Post by **ringo** » 02 Nov 2007, 09:40

Right - i havent done this, but i need to....

Check out the link on brickyard:

http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/forum ... cam+timing

Thats pretty good (give you an idea).

I imagine that the bentley manual will also be a good point of reference (well, i know it is!). PM me your email addy and i will try and send you the pages.

It appears that we need to have specialist tools for this - i need to get my a*** into gear to get them.

There are others on here that have done this many times - try doing a search.

Elvis is one person who has done it - im sure he will be along soon!

Good luck

Ringo

Post by **ELVIS** » 02 Nov 2007, 14:26

yeah , yeah , yaeh , ok ringo - so im as slack as a bag of badgers

at ma's on leave at the mo , will post em monday ,promise

Post by **ELVIS** » 02 Nov 2007, 14:31

line up TDC by looking in inspection hole in bell housing , put locking pin into injector pump , remove rocker cover and in an ideal world the bar that slots into the back of the cam slides in and then you 'wedge' each end of the bar with spark plug gapping tools , each side must be exactly same . if not undo cam pully nut DO NOT DO THIS BY SLOTTING A PIECE OF METAL IN THE CAM - it will break!and move pulley on nose of cam until the locking bar is evenly 'gapped' . i have used a big screwdriver in the pulley before - think it is only about 22lb torque (taper fit) . last 2 i have done have been out by 5/10' . enough to make a difference in performance when you do it properly. my tools were£10/15 off fleabay but happy to lend em out for free at cost of postage

Post by **elastic mike** » 15 Nov 2007, 08:54

i now need to set my tappet gaps, but im strugling to find what the gap should be, any body know where i can find this out? Thanks.

Post by **andysimpson** » 22 Nov 2007, 20:57

elastic mike wrote:i now need to set my tappet gaps, but im strugling to find what the gap should be, any body know where i can find this out? Thanks.

Hydraulic

Post by **elastic mike** » 22 Nov 2007, 23:01

andysimpson wrote:
elastic mike wrote:i now need to set my tappet gaps, but im strugling to find what the gap should be, any body know where i can find this out? Thanks.

Hydraulic

so is there anything I can do?

Post by **Westy.Club.Joker** » 22 Nov 2007, 23:05

Hydraulic are self-adjusting

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